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Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that today is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise, and new activity.

Author Greg RavenPosted on September 16, 2015November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories self-improvement, socialismTags William Howard Taft

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